Pakistani ‘Spy’ Pigeon Carrying Coded Message Captured Along International Border In Kashmir

Security agencies have captured a pigeon, suspected to be trained in Pakistan for spying, along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, news agency PTI tweeted on Monday (25 May) attributing officials.

According to a report in India Today, the officials said that the pigeon was carrying a “coded message” from across the border. Some residents of Manyari village in Hiranagar sector caught it after it flew into India from Pakistan’s side, added the officials.

Concerned agencies are currently working to decipher the “message” on it.

"The villagers handed over the pigeon (to the local police station) yesterday. A ring was seen attached to one of its legs with some numbers on it and a probe is on," Senior Superintendent of Police of Kathua Shailendra Mishra said.